At the moment I am into spicier food with a bit of crunch. One easy to way to get that is to wrap your filling in a crisp lettuce leaf – Romaine lettuce is good but by all means use what is in season where you live or what you really like. I’ll leaf[Read More]
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Make Your Own Low-Fat Spray For Cooking After WLS
Old-timers to the website will know that I often suggest a low-fat cooking spray in my recipes for spritzing or spraying cookware or food prior to cooking or baking. I have often in the past used a ready-made spray (like Frylight or Pam) but now often use one that I make myself. Why? well it’s[Read More]
Craving Some Crunch?
Perhaps I have had too many soft and sweetish pancakes this week because today I definitely have a craving for something with a crunch and some deep savoury and fiery flavour!
Chinese Style Chicken and Pea Omelette
I’ve been away from home for the last week and boy have I noticed the difference with my eating. I have always maintained that with planning and resourcefulness you can find things and places to eat on the road. I still think so for a limited time … but it becomes trying after day[Read More]
Chinese New Year: 2016 Year of the Monkey
So yes it’s farewell goat and hello monkey on Monday to celebrate Chinese New Year. Do you have anything planned to celebrate this date? It comes in a busy week – what with Pancake Day on Tuesday and Valentine’s Day on Sunday, so you can be forgiven for thinking it’s just another meal to[Read More]